{"id":314,"url":"https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/event/314/?format=json","slug":"nasa-mars-2020-ingenuity-ninth-flight","name":"NASA Mars 2020 Ingenuity Ninth Flight","updates":[],"last_updated":"2024-03-05T17:25:29Z","type":{"id":14,"name":"Test Flight"},"description":"The 9th flight on Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was a success. Unlike with previous flights, this time Ingenuity flew over not the safe flat grounds, but over a sandy terrain called \"Séítah\". This kind of area is difficult, if not dangerous, for a rover to wheel through However, it can be easily surveyed from air. This proves that rover-helicopter combo can expand science value of the mission by covering more diverse areas which would not be possible to explore with a rover alone.","webcast_live":false,"location":"Airfield E, Jezero crater, Mars","news_url":"https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/314/flight-9-was-a-nail-biter-but-ingenuity-came-through-with-flying-colors/","video_url":null,"info_urls":[{"priority":10,"source":"mars.nasa.gov","title":"Flight 9 Was a Nail-Biter, but Ingenuity Came Through With Flying Colors - NASA","description":"It has been a week of heightened apprehension on the Mars Helicopter team as we prepared a major flight challenge for Ingenuity.","feature_image":null,"url":"https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/314/flight-9-was-a-nail-biter-but-ingenuity-came-through-with-flying-colors/","type":null,"language":{"id":1,"name":"English","code":"en"}}],"vid_urls":[],"feature_image":"https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/nasa_mars_2020__image_20210728154209.jpg","date":"2021-07-05T09:03:00Z","date_precision":null,"duration":null,"agencies":[],"launches":[],"expeditions":[],"spacestations":[],"program":[]}